The VSO School of Music Camerata Strings and the Guitar Ensemble are teaming up to bring you a beautiful concert of music ‘From the Movies’. You’ll hear your favorite themes from:
The Magnificent Seven
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Deer Hunter
Forrest Gump
Wild
and more.
The concert is FREE and no tickets are required.
The Okanagan’s summer celebration of classical guitar is back! From July 10 to 13, the 4th annual Okanagan Guitar Festival returns to Kelowna with a beautiful weekend of guitar downtown and this year in West Kelowna. The festival offers a full program of concerts, masterclasses, and workshops that bring together guitarists of all levels, local audiences, wineries and internationally recognized talent including Daniel Bolshoy, Alec Pearson, Luis Angel Medina, Tejay Liao and Gwenyth Ageler. Register now for early bird pricing.
FESTIVAL REGISTRATION AND CONCERT TICKETS FOR JULY 10, 11 and 12 ON SALE NOW HERE Okanagan Guitar Festival
VENUES: St. Michael’s and All Angels Cathedral, 608 Sutherland Ave., Kelowna and Grizzli Winery, 2550 Boucherie Road, West Kelowna.
Beethoven described the classical guitar as an 'orchestra in a box' for its colour and range of sounds. Come and experience classical guitar at its finest with a free opening concert by Luis Angel Medina on Wednesday, July 16th, 2 pm in Level 8 Grand Staircase. The concert launches the 6th annual Vancouver Classical Guitar Festival July 17-20 at Capilano University with a star faculty providing concerts, masterclasses and workshops for guitarists and music lovers.
Register for this free event at www.vpl.ca/events
The 6th Vancouver Classical Guitar Festival, presented in collaboration with the VCGS and sponsored by Capilano University, is designed as celebration of classical guitar in the beautiful setting of Capilano University in North Vancouver. VCGFest is a unique opportunity for guitarists of all levels to join in masterclasses, workshops and a guitar ensemble, and for music lovers to be inspired by faculty concerts by Marc Teicholz, Michael Kolk, Louise Southwood, Jenny Press, Alec Pearson, David Sossa, Catherine Huo, Tejay Liao, Lucida Zhao, and Luis Angel Medina.
FESTIVAL REGISTRATION AND CONCERT TICKETS FOR JULY 18 AND 19 ARE AVAILABLE HERE VCGFest 2025 | Medina Guitar
Time: 3:00 PM, doors open at 2:45 PM
Location: Pacific Spirit United Church, 2195 West 45th Avenue, Vancouver
After a season of rehearsals under the direction of Michael Kolk, our wonderful VCGS Guitar Ensemble is ready to perform for you in a program of classics by Bach, Satie, and Milan plus modern works by Aphex Twin, Thierry Tisserand and Akis Filios. You’ll hear Gymnopedie, Spanish Garden, Couleur Tango and Eight Little Corinthians in a Tub (!!). Plus, ensemble members will be presenting solos, duos, trios and a quartet to round out an afternoon of guitar exuberance.
You are invited to attend this masterclass given by our most recent performing artist and the Kiwanis 2025 adjudicator, Charles Hobson. The class will take place from 4:30 to 7:30, Friday, April 25 at the Canadian Music Centre. 837 Davie St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1B7.
Boccherini’s Fandango Guitar Quintet (feat.. Alec Pearson on guitar) opens this varied program of chamber music. Performed by distinguished VAM faculty on four dates across the Lower Mainland.
April 13 - Vancouver Academy of Music (Vancouver) at 7:00 PM
April 14 - Anvil Theatre (New Westminster) at 1:00pm
April 15 - North Delta Matinée Series at 1:00pms
April 16 - Highlands United Church (North Vancouver) at 1:00pm
Join us for these upcoming UBC student recitals, which showcase the hard work they have done this past school year. You will recognize many of these performers from our pre-concert series this season and previously.
April 12 - Cynthal Kishore at 10am & Matthew Dimas at 11am
April 25 - Gabriela Pimental at 7:30pm
April 26 - Ben Byers at 1:30pm
April 29 - Tod Dorozio at 4:30pm
